Combination robe-carrier and table.



A. 0, SINKS. COMBINATION ROBE CARRIER AND TABLE.

APPLICATION man APR.27. I917.

Patented Mar. 26,..1918.

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COMBINATION ROBE CARRIER AND TABLE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 27 19H.

Patented Mar. 26, 1918.

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INVENTOR I ATTORNEY A. 0. SINKS. COMBINATION ROBE-CARRIER AND TA| 3LE.

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COMBINATION ROBE-CARRIER AND TABLE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ASHERG. SYINKS, residin nomah and State of Oregon, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combination Robe-Carriers and Tables, of which the following is a specification.

My inventionrelatesto certainnew and I useful improvements in devices for containing robes and other articles on automobiles in such manner that theft of the same is prevented and in addition thereto the invention has for its object to provide a structure which will not only have the useful function of a container or robe carrier and protector but will also serve as a table whereby the occupants of an automobile may same asa luncheontable or for any other purposes for which a table isusuallyaemployed. In its general nature, the invention con- ,sists of a box-like-receptacle secured to the automobile, preferably to the back of the front seat, by hidden fastenings, the receptacle having a tiltable front which is adapted to swing forwardly and form a brace for a tray which is designed to be telescoped into the receptacle when the receptacle is be heldhorizontally on the receptacle and its swung open front to serve as a support for a foldable table top, the table top being designed to fit within the .tray and be wrapped up in the robe or robes so as to form a compact massthat will occupy the space withinthe trayito a suflicient extent to prevent movement around 1n the tray when the receptacle is closed up and thus deaden or prevent noise and rattling.

Inits more detailednature, the invention includes those novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts, all of which will be first fully described, then be specifically pointed out in the appended claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the in-- 4 vcntion showing the receptacle open and the tray brought into the horizontal position ready to receive the table top, the top being shown adjacently in perspective wrapped in the blanket. v Fig. 2 is .a perspective view ofthe invention with the receptacle closed and locked. Fig. 3 is a vertical cross section of the parts showing the table topin place, the

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 27, 1917.

at Portland, in the county of Mult- 1 Fig. '1. with the use the adapted to be closed and which is designed to Patented Mar. 26, 1918. Serial No. 164,874.

section being taken substantially on the line 3-3 of Fig. 5. A

Fig. 4 is a cross section of the parts showing the receptacle closed, the folded table top and robes being omitted.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view similar to table top in place.

F 1g. 6 is a view si milar to Fig. 4 showing the tlltable table top and the robes in place and illustrating how they occupythe space in the receptacle to prevent moving around and thus eliminate noise.

- Fig. 7 is a detail perspective view of the hinged latch engaging finger that cooperates with the table toplatch for holding the table top .in place.

Fig. 8 is a detail perspective view showing a portion of the table top with the table top latch engaging the holding finger.

Fig. 9 is a detail section of a portion of the invention.

In the drawings, in which like numerals and letters of reference indicate like parts in all of the figures, 1 represents the back of the receptacle which is preferablysecured to the back ofthe front seat by fasten ings 43 that are accessible only'from the inside of the receptacle, the receptacle including the side walls 2, the bottom 3 and thetop flange 9. 10 designates hooks located under the top flange 9 of the receptacle and adapted to engage over the rod 24 of thehinged' front or top member 20 of the tray when the parts are as shown in Figs. 2 and 4, the said member 20 having removed portions 25 to permit the hooks 10 to project through the same; the hooks 10.

also function to project through the spaces 48 in the hinged flap 47. that ishinged at 4 5 to the inner to engage-with the same, while the tray is in the horizontal position shown in Fig. 3, the hooks 10 engaging the rod'24 when the tray is in the position shown in Fig. 4.

or lower end of the tray 14 11 is the front of the receptacle which is 1 provided with sides46 that fit within the confines of the sides .2, the front 11 being hinged at 12 to the bottom 30f the flange portion of the receptacle and havlng lugs 8 which engage with triangular swinging members 5 that are pivoted at 6 to the sides 2 of the, receptacle, the sides 2 having slots ,7 to permit the pins 8 toypass, the slots 7 being guarded by plates 4,'as best indicated in'Figs'.1 and3 of the drawings.

1 13 designates slotsnear the upper endof the front 11 which are adapted to receive the ends of the hooks 17 that project through the slots 16 in the wall 14 of the tray, the hooks 17 being hinged at 18 to the sides of the tray to fall to their hooking position by gravity. 19 designates the outer or top flange of the tray which is bent inwardly to guard the hinge member 20 against engagement by any contents of the tray, the hinge her 20 lies under tion shown in Fig. 4.

'holes 44' in when the parts are positloned as indicated member 20 being of L shape in cross section and having cars 22 through which it is hinged at 23 to the tray member and forms the operating member by which the latching and unlatching of the parts is effected. It also serves as a closure for the top end of the receptacle when the parts are in the position shown in Fig. 2 and to this end, the member 20 has end flanges 20 as well as the front portion 21 and the top or outer portion, as shown. When, the parts are in the closed position, as shown in Fig. 2, the memthe top flange '9 of the receptacle 1. r 4

In order to lock the receptacle in the closed position the hinged operating member 20-211 guide 26 in which a latch bar 27 slidable, the latch bar 27 being adapted to has a engage a lock 28 and be locked in the posi- 29 designates levers fulcrumed-Wtt 30 to the sides of the tray, one end of eachlever 29 carrying latch pins 31 which project through apertures 49 in the end or bottom Wall 15 of the tray and are designed to engage holes 34 in the wall of the receptacle when the-parts are positioned as shown in Figs. land 3, but which project through the bottom 3 of the receptacle in Figs. 2 and 4. The other ends of the levers 29 are connected by links 32 to pins 33 on the ears of the operating member 2021.

35 designates the table-top which is composed of two members hinged together at 36 and adapted to be folded over flatwise on each other to be wrapped in the blanket 50 and thus form not only a holder or corelike former for the blanket 50 but also be protected by the blanket -from rattling around in the tray when the parts are in the carrying position shown, for instance, in Fig. 6.

he hinged operating member carries a rod 24 in the edges of the wall 20, a portion of which wall is cut away to provide a space for the latch engaging member 39 which has a portion 38 slidable onthe rod 24 and adapted to project into the slot 37, (see Fig. 7) to hold the member 39 in the vertical position when the table top is to be attached, the member 39 projecting through a slot in the table top 35 and adapted to be engaged by a hook 40 (see Fig. 8) that is pivoted at receptacle.

41 so that it may spring into and out of engagement with the member 39.

The table top 35 is provided with openings 42 that form convenient means by which the operator may insert his fingers to grasp the front 11 of the receptacle to be swung out, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3. As soon as the front of the receptacle has swung out, the tray 14, lying parallel with the front 11 of the receptacle, is tilted up until the hooks 17 engage the slots 13 and thus form fulcrums on which the tray can be swung to bring it to the horizontal position shown-in Figs. 1 and 3, thereby enabling the hooks lO-to be projected through the slots or openings 48 andprevent the tray from moving in a horizontal plane forwardly or from left to right in Figs. 1 and 3'. Then by rocking the member 20 to the normal position, the.

pins 31 are projected into the holes 34, thus holding the tray from tilting down into the receptacle again. In orderto hold the latch 20 from being'rocked on its pivot, the table a top is opened up and put intoplace-with one edge of the top introducedbetween the hinged member 47 and flange 9 where it is preferably held, by the resiliency of the member 9 impartin retaining friction. The outer end of the tab e top 35 is then fastened, as shown in Figs. 5 and 8, thus holding the member 20 against pivotal action and forming a very rigid table structure. The blanket 50 may then be used as a table cover, if desired.

In order to close up the receptacle again,

.these operations are reversed, a'. e., the latch 40 is released from the member 39, top 5 lifted ofl, folded up, wrapped in the blanket 50 and placed in the tray 14; after which, the operator, by grasping latch 27, rocks the member 20-21 to the dotted line position shown in Fig. 3, which releases pins 31 from the holes 34 and enables the tray to be tilted on its fulcrum until the bottom of the tray engages the wall 11 when it may be slid down until the end wall 15 of the tray is again in juxtaposition to the wall 3 of the Then by closing the front 11 toward the back of the receptacle, the parts are returned to the position shown in Fig. 6 and the member 20-21 rocked back to its normal position and the latch 27 reintroduced into the lock 28 and secured.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it is thought the complete construction, operation and advantages of my invention will be readily understood by those skilled in the art.

lVhat I claim is v 1. A receptacle comprising a fixed back section and a front section hinged thereto to open outwardly and form a support, means limiting the outward movement of the said front section, a tray slidable in the front section and adapted to be inclosed in the receptacle when the same is shut, means to hold said tray horizontal in position with relation to said receptacle when the same is opened, said means including locking pins carried by the tray and adapted to engage with the receptacle. i

'2. A receptacle comprising a fixed back section and a front sect-ion hinged thereto to open outwardly and form a support, means limiting the outward movement of the said front section, a tray slidable in the front section and adapted to be inclosed in the receptacle when the same is shut, means to hold said tray horizontal in position with relation to said receptacle when the same is opened, said means including locking pins carried by the tray and adapted to engage with the receptacle, and means for holding said pins against withdrawal when the tray is in its horizontal position.

3. A receptacle comprising a fixed 1118111. ber and a movable member hinged thereto at theibottom and adapted to open outward to form a support, a limiting brace for said movable member, a tray slidably en aging in said movable member, hooks carried by said tray to engage with said movable receptacle member whereby said tray may swing on said member as a fulcrum when said hooks engage said movable receptacle member to limit the withdrawal movement of said tray, latch pins to secure the tray horizontally, latch pin operating devices including a hinged receptacle-cap forming member on said tray.

4. A receptacle comprising a fixed member and a movable member hinged thereto at the bottom and adapted to open outward to form a support, a limiting brace for said movable member, a tray slidably engaging in said movable member, hooks carried by said tray to engage with said movable receptacle member whereby said tray may swing on said member as a fulcrum when said hooks engage'said movable receptacle member to limit thewithdrawal movement of saidtray, latch pins tosecure the tray horizontally, latch pin operating devices including a hinged receptacle-'cap-forming member on said tray, and means for holding said hinged cap formi-ng member. against movement when the tray is horizontally disposed.

5. A receptacle comprising a fixed member and a movable member hinged thereto at the bottom and adapted to open outward to form a support, a limiting brace for said movable member, a tray slidably engaging in said movable member, hooks carried by said tray to engage with said movable receptacle member whereby said tray may swing on said member as a fulcrum when said hooks engage said movable receptacle member to limit the withdrawal movement of said tray, latch pins to secure the tray horizontally, latch pin operating devices including a hinged receptacle capforming member on said tray, means for holding said hlnged cap forming member agamst movement when the tray is horizontally disposed,

ceptacle member whereby said tray may said trayto engage with said movable re-,

swing on said member as a fulcrum when r said hooks engage said movable receptacle member to limit the withdrawal movement of said tray, latch pins to secure the tray horizontally, latch pin ope *ating devices including a hinged receptacle-cap-formin member on said tray, means for holding sai hinged cap forming member against move- -ment when the tray is horizontally disposed, said means comprising said tray and engaging with the tray and fixed receptacle member, a device on said cap formingmember engaging with the top whereby movement of said cap formin member on its hinged axis is restrained, ant a locking device for holding "said cap form ing member against movement when the receptacle is closed. 7. A receptacle comprising a fixed member and a movable memberhinged thereto at the bottom and adapted to open outward form a support, a limiting brace for said movable member, a tray slidably engaging in saidmovable member, hooks carried by a top held on said tray to engage with said movable receptacle member whereby said tray may swing on said member as a fulcrum when said hooks engage said movable receptacle member to limit the withdrawal movement ofsaid tray, latch pins to secure the tray horizontally, latch pin operating devices in- I Ill cluding a hinged receptacle cap forming member on said tray, means for holding said hinged cap forming member against movereceptacle is opened and the tray is partially withdrawn and tilted, a pin to effect connection between said-tray and said fixed member when said tray is in the horizontal.

position, a member for connecting the tray with said hinged member of the receptacle when said tray is in the extended position,

substantially as shown andifor the purposes 9. A receptacle comprising a fixed memher and a hinged member and limiting braces connecting said members to limit the opening a tray having a hinged end, said tray being slidable in said hinged member of the receptacle, said hinged end forming afcap for the receptacle when closed, a top stop for engaging the inner end of the'tray when the receptacle is opened and the tray is partially withdrawn and tilted, a latch pin to effect engagement between said tray and said fixed member when said tray is in the horizontal position, 'a member for connecting the tray with said hinged member of the receptacle When said tray is-in the extended position, latch 'pin operating connections between said latch pin and said hinged end, and a device for holding said hinged end against movement when the parts are in the closed position.

10. A receptacle comprising a fixed memher and a hinged member and limiting braces connecting said members to limit the opening movement of the hinged member,

a tray having a hinged end, said tray being slidable in said hinged member of there-.5

ceptacle, said hinged end forming a capi'oif the receptacle when closed, 'a top is'glo engaging the .innerend of the tray-w en the receptacle is opened and the tray is partially withdrawn and tilted, a latch pin to eiiect engagement between said tray and said fixed member when said tray is in the v horizontal position, a member for connecting the tray with said hinged member of the v receptacle when said tray is in the extended position,

latch pin operating connections between said latch pin and said hinged end,

a device for holding said hingedend against movement of thehinged member,-

and the tray is contained therein, said'device comprising a finger, latch on said hinged end and a lock coeperating therewith on said hinged receptacle member.

11. A receptacle comprisinga fixed member and a hinged member and limiting braces connecting said members to limit the opening movement of the hinged member, a tray having a hinged end, said tray being shdable in said hinged member. of the receptacle, said hinged end comprisinga cap for the receptacle whenclosed, a top stop for engaging the inner end of said tray when the receptacle is opened and thetray is withdrawn and tilted, a latch pin to effect engagement between said tray and said fixed member when said tray is in the horizontal position, a member for connecting the tray with said hinged member of the receptacle when said tray is in the e ended position, latch pin operating connections between said latch pin and said hinged end,

a device for holding said hinged end against movement when said tray is in the horizontal position, said device comprising a top sustained on said tray, one partof said top being in engagement with .said' fixed member, and a connection betweensaid top and said hinged end of said tray. 7

12. A receptacle comprising a fixed member and a hinged member and braces connecting said members to limit the opening movement of the hinged member, a tray having a hinged 'end,'said tray being slidable in saidhinged member of the receptacle, said hinged end comprising a cap for the receptacle whenclosed, a top stop for engaging the inner end of tially withdrawnand tilted, a latch pin for latching the tray to. the fixedmember when the receptacle is opened and the tray; isin thehorizontal position, a member forconnecting the tray' with said; hinged member of the receptacle when said trayis-in the "and a dock coeperating therewith on said hinged receptacle member, a top adapted to be sustained on said. tray when said receptacle is opened and said tray is in a horizontal position, and means for securing said top rigidly to said hinged tray end.

section, a front section hinged thereto to open outwardly, limiting braces connecting saidsection, the fixed sectlon having a top flange, a body slidable within said hinged section and adapted to be inclosed between said fixed and hinged sections when the rethe tray when the receptacle. is opened and the tray is parextended position, latch pin operatin --consaid devices com- 13. A receptacle including a fixed back ree -ac? adapted to serve as a cap for said receptacle when the receptacle is closed, members for effecting engagement between said body and the hinged section when the tray is partially withdrawn, and means for holding said body horizontally when supported by said hinged section and in engagement with said top flange.

14. A receptacle including a fixed back section and a front section, a hinged connection between the said sections at the bottom, limiting braces connecting the sections,

the fixed section having a top flange, a tray slidable in the front section and adapted to be extended and swung into a horizontal position when the front section is opened, a member on said tray adapted to form a cap for said receptacle when the same is closed and a locking device on said front section and cap member to lock the tray down in the front section and devices cooperative with the cap member and the receptacle for holdmanipulated by the mg the receptacle closed when the lock is locked.

15. A' device of the character described comprising a receptacle consisting of a fixed back member having bottom'and side flanges and a top flange, a front member hinged to the bottom flange of said back member, said front memberincluding side flanges to fit within those of the back member, brace members connecting the front and back members to limit the opening movement of the front member, a tray slidably engaged with the front member, said front member having a slot near its free end, a hook carried by saidtray to cooperate with said slot to limit the Withdrawal movement of the tray and cause it to fulcrum on said front member as said tray is swung to the horizontal position, said tray adapted to engage the top flange of said fixed receptacle member, a hook beneath said fixed top member for engaging the tray to prevent separation of the tray from the back member, latch devices for holding the tray against movement on said front member as an axis, and latch operating devices including a hinged member on the tray adapted to be operator.

16. A device of the character described comprising a receptacle consisting of a fixed back member having bottom and side flanges and a top flange, a the bottom flange of said back member, said front member including side flanges to fit within those of the back member, brace flange of said front member hinged to.

members connecting the front and back members to limit the opening movement of the front member, a tray slidably engaged with the front member, said front member having a slot'near its free end, a hook carried by said tray to coiiperate with said slot to limit the withdrawal movement of the tray and cause it to fulcrum on said front member as said tray is swung to the horizontal position, said tray adapted to engage the top flange of said fixed receptacle member, a hook beneath said fixed top member for engaging the trayto prevent separation of thetray from the back member, latch devices for holding the tray against movement on said front member as operating devices including a hinged mem ber on the tray'adapted to be manipulated by the operator, and locking devices for holding said hinged operating member from action;

' 17. A device of the character described comprising a receptacle consisting of a fixed back member having bottom and side flanges and a top flange, a front member hinged to the bottom flange of said back member, said front member including side flanges to fit within those of the back member, brace members connecting the front and back members to limit the opening movement of the front member, a tray slidably engaged with the front member, said front member having a slot near its free end, a hook carried by said tray to cooperate with said slot to limit the withdrawal movement of the tray and cause it to fulcrum on said front member as said tray is swung to the horizontal position, said tray adapted to engage the top fixed receptacle member, a hook beneath said fixed top member for engaging the tray to prevent separation of the tray from the back for holding the tray against movement on said front member as an axis, latch operating devices including a hinged member on the tray adapted to be manipulated by the operator, a foldable top adapted to be sustained on said tray and in engagement with said top flange of the back receptacle member, and means for rigidly connecting said top with said hinged latch operating member when the tray is in the horizontal position, said top adapted to be folded into said tray when not in use as a top, and a sound deadening means in which said top is wrapped while locked in said tray.

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